Important Safety Information
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the
product box for product warnings and other important
information.
Always wear safety goggles, ear protection, and a dust mask
when drilling, cutting, or sanding.
Use caution when working from heights.
This device provides wireless wind speed and wind angle
information to a NMEA 2000
transducer transmits information to a Wireless Server Interface
(WSI) box, which must connect to a Garmin
bridge to send the data to a NMEA 2000 network.
Registering Your Device
Help us better support you by completing our online registration
today.
• Go to http://my.garmin.com.
• Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in a safe
place.
Battery Warnings
If these guidelines are not followed, the battery may experience
a shortened life span or may present a risk of damage to the
device, fire, chemical burn, electrolyte leak, and/or injury.
• Do not disassemble, modify, remanufacture, puncture, or
damage the device or batteries.
• Do not immerse or expose the device or batteries to water or
other liquids, fire, explosion, or other hazard.
• Do not use a sharp object to remove batteries.
• Keep batteries away from children.
• Only replace batteries with correct replacement batteries.
Using other batteries presents a risk of fire or explosion. To
purchase replacement batteries, see your Garmin dealer or
the Garmin website.
• Do not operate the device outside of the following
temperature range: from -20° to 50°C (from -4° to 122°F).
• When storing the device for an extended time period, store
within the following temperature range: from 0° to 35°C (from
32° to 95°F).
• Contact your local waste disposal department to dispose of
the device/batteries in accordance with applicable local laws
and regulations.
Installing the Battery
The appropriate battery is provided with this device. Installing a
battery not provided by or purchased from Garmin may damage
the device.
Before mounting the device, you must install the included
battery.
1
Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, open the battery door on the
device.
2
Insert the connector from the battery
board inside the device
2
gWind™ Wireless
Installation Instructions
WARNING
CAUTION
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to the port on the
.
The connector fits into the port only one way. Forcing the
connector into the port may damage it.
3
Route the battery cable inside the device housing
place the battery under the board
4
Taking care to avoid pinching the battery wires, close and
secure the battery door.
Installing the Propeller
1
Ensure the shaft
lines up correctly with the slot on the
propeller.
The socket on the propeller fits only one way on the shaft.
2
Press on the propeller until it is seated on the device.
3
Install the set screw
device.
Mounting Considerations
When selecting a mounting location for the wind transducer,
observe these considerations.
• The wind transducer should be mounted on a horizontal
surface on the mast head
.
to hold the propeller securely to the
.
Installation Instructions
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